Apollo: god. . . and anesthetist?
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A OCCIDENTALS, we are the heirs of Ancient Greek civilization. Given that the practice of anesthesia is considered less than 200 yr old, it seems hard to believe that the unusual idea of putting someone to sleep during a painful medical procedure was actively discussed and intricately imagined more than 25 centuries ago. Yet the Greek myths tell us of a Homeric warrior named Philoctetes who was anesthetized and operated on by the gods.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Anesthesiology
دوره 114 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011